Wynton, 36″ x 45″, copyright Alice Beasley
Alice Beasley makes portraits and still lives exclusively from commercial fabrics. Many high-caliber quilt artists like her dye/paint their own fabric to get the precise colors they are after, but by using bolder prints, Ms. Beasley achieves works with extraordinary movement and texture.
P.S. Sorry I’ve been less-than-weekly with my quilt artists of the week! If you know of any quilt artists you’d like to see featured here, please leave a comment!
Behind the Barricade, 62 1/4″ x 61 1/4″, copyright Alice Beasley
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No need to apologize, but I sure do enjoy seeing these when you post them! So interesting to see what kinds of things people can do with quilting.
I am completely bowled over. What an amazing artist. These quilts are beautiful and powerful; what a talent.
I’d love to see some new work by Jane Sassaman, Tim Harding and Jan Myers-Newberry. Let me know if you need more…
Thank you for the article on Alice Beasley! I had never heard of her and took a deeper look at her quilts on her website. Quite fascinating and I was moved by the quilts depicting social and political movements.
I love her work, and I love seeing the different quilt related posts you make! I love quilting though I am not very good at it and could never come close to the art these women make. I’d like to point you in the direction of another quilter i think you might like: michelleverbeeck.com
You may want to check out the “Left Turn Lane” series by Arizona textile artist Thelma Smith (scroll down on her blog and you’ll find a link to more images).
http://www.thelmasmith.com
How about Leslie J. Riley? She makes beautiful quilts from her own hand-dyed fabrics.
If you like Beasley’s work check out Christa Maiwald. She is a contemporary multimedia artist who recently did a quilted collection.